2006 500 x2 good or bad?

[slow_po]

I have a line on a x2 and that model seems like the perfect fit with the 2 up seat and utility of the bed. Lots of the review videos seem to love them but many seem to be from manufacturer sales departments and not a third party tester. What are the negatives of this type machine?

[stuboag]

I love the drive train AWD but the transmission is sensitive to idle speed which makes it hard to select reverse, low and high if the revs don’t drop back to 1100rpms or less. EFI is tricky to find faults.

[slow_po]

Went ahead and pulled the trigger on a 2007. It needed some odds and ends so I have been scouring eBay and fb to get the things it lacks. So far we are impressed with the ride and turf mode has been great for not ripping the lawn out.

 

I'll see if I can find specific threads here to address some of the problems I'm trying to sort out.

[larryki]

On 3/15/2022 at 1:57 PM, slow_po said:

Went ahead and pulled the trigger on a 2007. It needed some odds and ends so I have been scouring eBay and fb to get the things it lacks. So far we are impressed with the ride and turf mode has been great for not ripping the lawn out.

 

I'll see if I can find specific threads here to address some of the problems I'm trying to sort out.

Hope all works out

[slow_po]

Thanks - been decent so far. I *might* have been a bit better waiting for one in a little better shape but they were $1K - 2.5K more than I wanted to spend. Even with the odds and ends (and a few upgrades), I'll be into this for quite a bit less.

It turned out to be a "deluxe" model, I think - has the Polaris / Warn winch and a front brush guard. Winch "didn't work" and found the power lead had been disconnected. We can make good use of it as long as I add enough protection to keep the plastics from melting.